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and did the united states see them coming? >> yes and no. in a way that he are 30 years in the making, the years of mubarak's rule. there's been a greater disparity between rich and poor during that time. a whole youthful population can go to school and do good things yet has no opportunities. you have a country where 60% of the population lives under the poverty line which by the world bank standards are $2 a day. what surprised the white house was the pace at which this happened. that was really i think drawn out by tunisia. the protests tuesday were small and started to die down. but today when people gathered at friday prayers and heard their clerics telling them to go out and fight for their country, people saw the first opportunity they had ever seen in their lives in many cases to maybe bring about change. gwen: watching the president grapple with this, the add minute strarkse it seems as if they couldn't quite find their footing, especially since hosni mubarak is such a key ally for them in that region. >> that's right. they're tryin
and did the united states see them coming? >> yes and no. in a way that he are 30 years in the making, the years of mubarak's rule. there's been a greater disparity between rich and poor during that time. a whole youthful population can go to school and do good things yet has no opportunities. you have a country where 60% of the population lives under the poverty line which by the world bank standards are $2 a day. what surprised the white house was the pace at which this happened. that...
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we said this puts the white house and the united states in a strange position. >> reporter: it really does. for much of the white house today they were like us, watching everything they could get their hands on, whether it's al jazeera, egyptian television, tracking down the same rumors we were tracking down. they didn't have a lot of information. it was at a 4:00 meeting with his principals, vice president biden, secretary clinton, the new chief of staff, admiral mullen, that the president decided he had to say something publicly. he had to call president mubarak. that's when the whole thing set in motion. here's a little bit of what the president shared with the public about his conversation with president mubarak. when president mubarak addressed the egyptian people tonight, he pledged a better democracy and greater economic opportunity. i just spoke to him after his speech and i told him he has a responsibility to give meaning to those words. to take concrete steps and actions that deliver on that promise. >> reporter: brian, you could see the tone change really throughout the day
we said this puts the white house and the united states in a strange position. >> reporter: it really does. for much of the white house today they were like us, watching everything they could get their hands on, whether it's al jazeera, egyptian television, tracking down the same rumors we were tracking down. they didn't have a lot of information. it was at a 4:00 meeting with his principals, vice president biden, secretary clinton, the new chief of staff, admiral mullen, that the...
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. >> the united states is calling and egypt to restrain its security forces and embarked on immediate reforms. speaking in washington, secretary of state hillary clinton urged egyptian authorities to engage with protesters and respect their rights. >> these protests çunderscore the 30 grievances with an egyptian society, and the egyptian government needs to understand that violence will no make these grievances go away. >> earlier, i spoke to our washington correspondent, and he told us more about the u.s. reaction to the egyptian government crisis. >> washington is basically stuck between a rock and hard place. on the one side, the obama administration is very much for individual human rights. obama has reinforced that stands on multiplications in the last couple of weeks, including his did of the union address but on the other side, mubarak is probab thestrongest ly the u.s. has in the region. so they're trying not to choose sides. that is their strategy, sort of a dual strategy. on the one hand, they're urging ibarra to engage in discussion with the protesters, to enforce reforms,
. >> the united states is calling and egypt to restrain its security forces and embarked on immediate reforms. speaking in washington, secretary of state hillary clinton urged egyptian authorities to engage with protesters and respect their rights. >> these protests çunderscore the 30 grievances with an egyptian society, and the egyptian government needs to understand that violence will no make these grievances go away. >> earlier, i spoke to our washington correspondent, and...
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states has supported mubarak it also in private supported opposition leaders to the united states playing a game of double standards here the big question on everyone's mind is whether or not these protests will result in the same way that was altered into this year with the overthrow of the president but it is still too soon to say whether mubarak himself will go. reporting from cairo where you can read more normal stories along the web size of course. dot com here's what else is on line for you right at the moment media. several large corporations don't think that the u.s. view is the beginning it's whether they're being given all of the finest coverage find out where else that's happening to stay informed. and. renowned for its history so why does the local man want to strip the city of its storied state if get killed off. russia has reaffirmed its ambition to set itself up as a global financial center the country's leaders also promised a better business climate and greater transparency of the annual world economic forum in which house. the russian delegation presented members of the
states has supported mubarak it also in private supported opposition leaders to the united states playing a game of double standards here the big question on everyone's mind is whether or not these protests will result in the same way that was altered into this year with the overthrow of the president but it is still too soon to say whether mubarak himself will go. reporting from cairo where you can read more normal stories along the web size of course. dot com here's what else is on line for...
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states has supported mubarak it also in private supported opposition leaders so the united states playing a game of double standards here the big question on everyone's mind is whether or not these protests will result in the same way that was altered into this year with the overthrow of the president but it is still too soon to say whether mubarak himself will go. as the reporting there from cairo now russia and the u.s. are about to begin the casting their strategic atomic off the new start agreement between the world's biggest nuclear powers is due to come into force within days after it was approved by the russian parliament this week. was good enough explains . after more than a year of hard line negotiating and ten more months of internal dispute it's finally done moscow and washington are stripping down their nukes first the state duma and then the federation council gave the bill the green light now that it's signed by the president only a formal exchange of ratification documents is left before the new start comes into force for the next ten years many hope it will not only restr
states has supported mubarak it also in private supported opposition leaders so the united states playing a game of double standards here the big question on everyone's mind is whether or not these protests will result in the same way that was altered into this year with the overthrow of the president but it is still too soon to say whether mubarak himself will go. as the reporting there from cairo now russia and the u.s. are about to begin the casting their strategic atomic off the new start...
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states has supported mubarak it also in private supported opposition leaders to the united states playing a game of double standards the big question on everyone's mind is whether or not these protests will result in the same way that was altered into this year with the overthrow of the president but it is still too soon to say whether mubarak himself will go ok paula many thanks for keeping us updated there talking to us from the egyptian capital cairo. where you can of course read more on that story and all our stories on our web site dot com here's what else is all mine for you at the minute so media would not believe that several large corporations dominate t.v. news in the u.s. view is the beginning to doubt whether they're being given unbiased coverage find out where else to stay in for. petersburg is renowned for its own history so why does the local mayor just strip the city obvious historical station this. car. has really. set itself up as a global financial center the country's leaders also promised a better business climate in greater transfer. say at the annual wild economic f
states has supported mubarak it also in private supported opposition leaders to the united states playing a game of double standards the big question on everyone's mind is whether or not these protests will result in the same way that was altered into this year with the overthrow of the president but it is still too soon to say whether mubarak himself will go ok paula many thanks for keeping us updated there talking to us from the egyptian capital cairo. where you can of course read more on...
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egypt is considered a major ally of the united states and the president today called upon the president to address the situation immediately. >> what's needed are concrete steps that advance the rights of the egyptian people. and a path of political change that leads to future of greater freedom and greater opportunity and justice for the egyptian people. >> nearly all internet traffic into egypt was cut off and some cell phone networks were disrupted. it's being called one of the largest blackouts of its kind. in recent days, egyptian authorities have been disrupting facebook. a spoke person says they have seen a drop in traffic. all fights suspended out of cairo and some carriers have canceled flights into the country. >> thank you, scott. >>> police are looking for a suspect wanted in connection with multiple kidnapping attempts. the first was near everglades drive on monday just after 3:00. police say the man attempted to talk to two students and the man asked them to get in the car. the students walked away. less than 20 minutes later, the man tried to get another student into the
egypt is considered a major ally of the united states and the president today called upon the president to address the situation immediately. >> what's needed are concrete steps that advance the rights of the egyptian people. and a path of political change that leads to future of greater freedom and greater opportunity and justice for the egyptian people. >> nearly all internet traffic into egypt was cut off and some cell phone networks were disrupted. it's being called one of the...
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states and also have them do work for us in other locations around the world. well that was james executive vice president of the boeing company dmitri medvedev who spearheaded the russian delegation to davos spoke exclusively to bloomberg television on the sidelines of the meeting well you can watch the full interview in just a few minutes right here on r.t. that's coming up right after a recap of the latest headlines at the week's top stories in just a few moments. is he.
states and also have them do work for us in other locations around the world. well that was james executive vice president of the boeing company dmitri medvedev who spearheaded the russian delegation to davos spoke exclusively to bloomberg television on the sidelines of the meeting well you can watch the full interview in just a few minutes right here on r.t. that's coming up right after a recap of the latest headlines at the week's top stories in just a few moments. is he.
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states has supported mubarak it also in private supported opposition leaders to the united states playing a game of double standards here the big question on everyone's mind is whether or not these protests will result in the same way there was altered in tunisia with the overthrow of the president but it is still too soon to say whether mubarak himself will go. there reporting from cairo and while wiki leaks points to a u.s. hand behind the current uprising in egypt is not the first time washington's been suspected of involvement in regime change many believe the so-called colored revolutions that plagues and former soviet countries have been in this irritated and sponsored by the united states and does the next year she ask your report being the parallels with the current arrest in north. georgia two thousand and three. ukraine two thousand and four. cutest on two thousand and five. and egypt twenty eleven i think these are all completely different revolts well think again and not only because their race fist was one of their symbols if you look more closely you look at the people who a
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states and the security of russia this is about unwinding the excesses of the cold war this is about bringing both countries back to the same level of nuclear weapons because we reach really insane levels during the cold war i think it will have a real international implications and affect other countries as decision making as well managed to become the symbol of a restart of the lesions between moscow and washington the deal was initially backed by both presidents but it didn't come easy most of the u.s. republicans fell into opposition demanding amendments and the internal disputes stretched for months before president obama finally pushed the deal through the congress ended up making to so-called special speedman securing washington's right to modernize its remaining strategic arms and insisting the deal would not affect america's missile defense plans but the statements are non-binding meaning they will not affect the actual implementation of the deal the original text remained untouched but unfortunately for the first time to the republic. on the war against three d. which is th
states and the security of russia this is about unwinding the excesses of the cold war this is about bringing both countries back to the same level of nuclear weapons because we reach really insane levels during the cold war i think it will have a real international implications and affect other countries as decision making as well managed to become the symbol of a restart of the lesions between moscow and washington the deal was initially backed by both presidents but it didn't come easy most...
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that's what the united states is concerned about. but beyond that, even when we look at election this is,year this year in egypt, there's a lot that has to be dfe onor that to work out in american -- in america's best interests. part of that is to build up a middle, some kind of middle ground to the egyptian democratic system. you have the muslim brotherhood and the army on the other. chris: the question, economically again, our country depends on oil more than any other country in the world. it comes from there. >> the bottom line is that the otherwise prices shot up and the market began crashing on friday. we don't know what is going to happen over the weekend. it is beginning to roar in other places. the interesting thing is the dollar shot up. the dollar is still the safe haven for -- for all of the talk about china andther countries are surpassing, we're still the currency that people run to when they -- they're fearing a crisis, oil and otherwise. chris: who is scared in your part of the world, middle east part, you come from m
that's what the united states is concerned about. but beyond that, even when we look at election this is,year this year in egypt, there's a lot that has to be dfe onor that to work out in american -- in america's best interests. part of that is to build up a middle, some kind of middle ground to the egyptian democratic system. you have the muslim brotherhood and the army on the other. chris: the question, economically again, our country depends on oil more than any other country in the world....
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now with trust in the media on the wane in the united states some are searching for more diverse sources to get their news many are skeptical over whether the big corporations owning the major t.v. networks can present them with unbiased output artes and associates who are going to delve deeper into the means and message of the main broadcasters. everyone seems to know that he who pays the piper gets to call the tune. in the us paying the piper and running the show are corporations that you may call what american see hear and read it's a money maker it's a cash cow people don't think that that there's any money in the media i mean aside from health care these days there's probably the media is is the industry of the twenty first century half a century ago fifty corporations rammed a major networks and newspapers since then a rapid concentration of media ownership has resulted in near media monopolies spearheaded by a lucky few pumping money from the news cash cow and piping corporate interests to the viewers and readers. the danger of this kind of media concentration is that it robs demo
now with trust in the media on the wane in the united states some are searching for more diverse sources to get their news many are skeptical over whether the big corporations owning the major t.v. networks can present them with unbiased output artes and associates who are going to delve deeper into the means and message of the main broadcasters. everyone seems to know that he who pays the piper gets to call the tune. in the us paying the piper and running the show are corporations that you may...
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investigative reporters have pointed fingers at the united states in terms of trying to change the politics of this region. it's obvious that the u.s. and the u.k. are behind the recent events in africa they don't care about the stabilizing the situation the sufferings of millions of people or any potential war that would make living in those countries impossible we all know that's a major transport oil pipeline is running through egypt the u.s. only benefits from high oil prices that's all global got some durrell a trade is carried a two dollars dollar demand is only growing i don't believe in school and tedious revolutions when hundreds of photos and millions of people come out onto the streets at the same time taking into account there's been no serious or immediate change to their standards of living for these demonstrations the needs chords are an issue in support leaders getting money from foreign secret service fees or was another thing that was revealed in these wiki leaks documents is that the united states themselves seem to have been caught in a way is as to the risk that mubarak
investigative reporters have pointed fingers at the united states in terms of trying to change the politics of this region. it's obvious that the u.s. and the u.k. are behind the recent events in africa they don't care about the stabilizing the situation the sufferings of millions of people or any potential war that would make living in those countries impossible we all know that's a major transport oil pipeline is running through egypt the u.s. only benefits from high oil prices that's all...
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it's in the interest of the partnership that the united states has with egypt. so that is with a we are attempting to promote and support. because clearly with a we don't want is chaos. i don't think the egyptian people want that. they want their grievances to be addressed. we also don't want to see a takeover that would lead not to democracy but to oppression and the end of the aspirations of the egyptian people. so this is an intensely complex situation. it does not lend itself to, you know, quick yes or no easy answers. but instead, i think the path that president obama has charted, that we are pursuing, that calls for no violence, that support the aspirations and human rights of the egyptian people, that stands behind concrete steps toward democratic and economic reform is the right path for all of to us be on. >> chris: secretary, on tuesday, after the protests had already started in cairo, you said this -- >> our assessment is that the egyptian government is stable, and is looking for ways to respond to the legitimate needs and interests of the egyptian pe
it's in the interest of the partnership that the united states has with egypt. so that is with a we are attempting to promote and support. because clearly with a we don't want is chaos. i don't think the egyptian people want that. they want their grievances to be addressed. we also don't want to see a takeover that would lead not to democracy but to oppression and the end of the aspirations of the egyptian people. so this is an intensely complex situation. it does not lend itself to, you know,...
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support afghans being tried and prosecuted by the united states. the implications are far reaching i guess afghanistan would be an easier country for someone who has committed a crime or committed a crime that the united states wants to prosecute them for. to be without fear of being brought back to the united states for that issue but afghans argue justice is still being served. during the last nine years we've had many cases with the united states where they ask for people and we agree we've sent back many afghans accused of drug smuggling to face charges in the states. since two thousand and one there were new crimes in afghanistan drugs and terrorism to counter these kinds of problems you have got government needed and wanted to cooperate with the international community but will that need and want to translate into action every time because for as long as no extradition treaty exists they really can be no guarantee of justice between both countries. r.t. kabul. international stories this hour now under brazil. worrying the victims of severe fl
support afghans being tried and prosecuted by the united states. the implications are far reaching i guess afghanistan would be an easier country for someone who has committed a crime or committed a crime that the united states wants to prosecute them for. to be without fear of being brought back to the united states for that issue but afghans argue justice is still being served. during the last nine years we've had many cases with the united states where they ask for people and we agree we've...
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surely there will be difficult days to come, but the united states will continue to stand up for the rights of the egyptian people and work with their government in pursuit of a future that is more just, more free, and more hopeful. thank you very much. >> president obama speaking a little earlier in a televised address at the white house. the bbc's reporter is in washington. he gave me more details about the white house's view of the ongoing events. >> remember, the egyptian government gets around about $1.5 billion every year from the u.s. government in aid, predominantly military aid. we heard that there'd been a review of that aid in a press briefing this afternoon. it's interesting how quickly things changed from then on. later on we had that address from president mubarak on egyptian television and shortly after that address by president obama, and really changing the language from the white house today. earlier in the week i think the white house was calling for reform. today i think they were more demanding reform. >> the u.s., of course, has a close relationship with egypt.
surely there will be difficult days to come, but the united states will continue to stand up for the rights of the egyptian people and work with their government in pursuit of a future that is more just, more free, and more hopeful. thank you very much. >> president obama speaking a little earlier in a televised address at the white house. the bbc's reporter is in washington. he gave me more details about the white house's view of the ongoing events. >> remember, the egyptian...
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united states air force, colonel, 31 years. chrysler technology's electrospace technology nine years. us cancer support group regional director two years and currently. hobbies working in his yard, photography. james robert anderson. couple anderson, what symptoms did you experience that helped you detect that you had cancer of the prostate? >> that's what's so alarming about this john, i had no symptoms. >> no symptoms, zero. had you been getting your p.s.a. annually? >> i get one annually with my physical. >> let's talk about psa, a blood test, stands for what. >> prostate specific antigen which means there's a protein released. >> and the protein determines what your level is. and when you get up to, what, four or five, then you have to proceed with caution but don't get unduly alarmed, is that right? >> well, there are some people that are starting to feel that even at those levels it should be investigated more closely such as biopsies. most important thing about the psa is the rate of change of the psa. you can't just tak
united states air force, colonel, 31 years. chrysler technology's electrospace technology nine years. us cancer support group regional director two years and currently. hobbies working in his yard, photography. james robert anderson. couple anderson, what symptoms did you experience that helped you detect that you had cancer of the prostate? >> that's what's so alarming about this john, i had no symptoms. >> no symptoms, zero. had you been getting your p.s.a. annually? >> i...
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unlike many other countries in the united states guns can be found everywhere from retail stores this particular want to six hundred dollars but there's still a springfield x.d. forty five to rallies it's a river ten twenty two it's a busy eighty two there you see the hands of politicians running for office commodores and john mcmillan because he gives a rip about alabama and auburn not care to new thought of the criminals the. many readily cite the country's second amendment that allows for this right to bear arms the vast majority of level headed americans was a constitutional right and as such they probably don't have a problem with that. but with a population of three hundred seven million people and roughly three hundred million firearms owned by civilians in the united states with a constitutional right is now feared by some sixty to become an obsession in the twenty first century. thing that people do in the urban areas the machine guns and the forty seven and so on is preposterous an obsession that can't be ignored considering recent acts of gun violence and the ease of access
unlike many other countries in the united states guns can be found everywhere from retail stores this particular want to six hundred dollars but there's still a springfield x.d. forty five to rallies it's a river ten twenty two it's a busy eighty two there you see the hands of politicians running for office commodores and john mcmillan because he gives a rip about alabama and auburn not care to new thought of the criminals the. many readily cite the country's second amendment that allows for...
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a secular man and he will be a choice that very much will be supported by the united states and by other western powers he has in the past avoided direct confrontation with the egyptian government and at the same time he has been criticized by some for simply not being a good enough leader what is interesting though is that he is calling for regime change but he himself has not been in egypt for the past three decades he was the head of the international atomic energy agency for some eleven years and there he was criticized for the way he dealt with the rain and nuclear issue he was also criticized by some of his colleagues for being self-righteous and arrogant as being put forward as some kind of leader he is a member of the international crisis group since george soros and george soros is known for pretty well the instigating or the color revolution and no question my mind that this is another color revolution and that the people of egypt while their grievances are justified their grievances are being exploited in order for the global is to ratchet up their control of the job the curfe
a secular man and he will be a choice that very much will be supported by the united states and by other western powers he has in the past avoided direct confrontation with the egyptian government and at the same time he has been criticized by some for simply not being a good enough leader what is interesting though is that he is calling for regime change but he himself has not been in egypt for the past three decades he was the head of the international atomic energy agency for some eleven...
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interesting the enough that cable also talks about the fact that while the united states has supported mubarak it also in private supported opposition leaders to the united states playing a game of double standards here the big question on everyone's mind is whether or not these protests will result in the same way that was altered into this year with the overthrow of the president but it is still too soon to say whether mubarak himself will go. there with the latest there from cairo. the new nuclear deal between russia and the us is due to come into force within days knocking the end of a long journey for the start treaty approval by the russians stadium into the final all clear for ratification of both sides of that plan take the world's two biggest nuclear powers plan to exchange documents and unix later this week so they can start cutting their arsenals. report. after more than a year of hard line negotiating and ten more months of internal dispute it's finally done moscow and washington are stripping down their nukes first the state duma and then the federation council gave the bi
interesting the enough that cable also talks about the fact that while the united states has supported mubarak it also in private supported opposition leaders to the united states playing a game of double standards here the big question on everyone's mind is whether or not these protests will result in the same way that was altered into this year with the overthrow of the president but it is still too soon to say whether mubarak himself will go. there with the latest there from cairo. the new...
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will we ever see it in the united states? >> well, you can see it probably eventually when it comes on channel 18, that for sure. and it will be subtitled eventually. >> hinojosa: and that experience of working, again, in china now... you know, kind of closure for you? >> yeah. and it's like... i am very sort of kind of boast, "now i will be in chinese television history." >> hinojosa: huge. >> and i think joy luck club will at least let me have a foot in american asian television. and i would like to put last plug that my book the daughter of shanghai will be a play written by... has written by david henry hwang. >> hinojosa: which is extraorinary. and will we see this on broadway? is that what we're hoping? >> i think hopefully off broadway at least. it's not commercial enough to get to broadway. it's not a musical. >> hinojosa: we could dream. >> yeah, we can dream. >> hinojosa: tsai chin, it has been a real honor to have you on my show. >> thank you for having me. >> hinojosa: you are an extraordinary role model, and we l
will we ever see it in the united states? >> well, you can see it probably eventually when it comes on channel 18, that for sure. and it will be subtitled eventually. >> hinojosa: and that experience of working, again, in china now... you know, kind of closure for you? >> yeah. and it's like... i am very sort of kind of boast, "now i will be in chinese television history." >> hinojosa: huge. >> and i think joy luck club will at least let me have a foot in...
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states and egypt has always been a complicated contradictory one. the wiki leaks documents refer to cables as far back as two thousand and seven and in those cables there is discussion where the american administration puts its weight behind opposition figures here in egypt while at the same time supporting the presidency of hosni mubarak now that is a clear example of double standards and there's also been a clear demi could balancing act that the american administration has been playing now some of these cables refer to almost solomon who has just been appointed the country's new vice president they say that he makes to quote the leaks and attractive alternative to mubarak but analysts here say that mubarak would only have a point of cinnamon if he trusted him if he was to quote them rock solid the other point that analysts themselves have been discussing is the question of just how spontaneously is demonstrations in fact were you just didn't believe in school in tunis revolutions when hundreds of thousands of millions of people come out onto the
states and egypt has always been a complicated contradictory one. the wiki leaks documents refer to cables as far back as two thousand and seven and in those cables there is discussion where the american administration puts its weight behind opposition figures here in egypt while at the same time supporting the presidency of hosni mubarak now that is a clear example of double standards and there's also been a clear demi could balancing act that the american administration has been playing now...
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have pointed fingers at the united states in terms of trying to change the politics of this region. i think what we have obviously is there is the cia no doubt about it they are playing the card of mob rule the technical term is a clock or c across the entire arab world it looks to me like a vagabond quite it's a double or nothing strategy they seem to be shooting the works for destabilisation mubarak is not dependent enough he's not dependent enough on nato he's not dependent enough on the i.m.f. above all they're looking for some kind of gerrick regimes that could be played against iran or for other other purposes. another thing that was revealed in these wiki documents is that the united states themselves seem to have been caught unawares as to the risk that mubarak failed it doesn't seem to suggest that they thought that mubarak's regime had any chance of failing anytime soon because looking elsewhere in the region paul off to the right in the sea of the country's president was forced to flee and leave power doesn't look like the uprising in egypt could how the a similar outcome
have pointed fingers at the united states in terms of trying to change the politics of this region. i think what we have obviously is there is the cia no doubt about it they are playing the card of mob rule the technical term is a clock or c across the entire arab world it looks to me like a vagabond quite it's a double or nothing strategy they seem to be shooting the works for destabilisation mubarak is not dependent enough he's not dependent enough on nato he's not dependent enough on the...
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would the united states offer him sanctuary? >> yeah, i believe strongly that we are only at the beginning of what is unfolding in egypt. i'm not going to go into hypotheticals and speculation, other than to say that president mubarak and his government have been an important partner to the united states. >> but you'd like to see him stay in power? >> david, you cannot keep trying to put words in my mouth. i have never said that. i don't intend to say that. i want the egyptian people to have the chance to chart a new future. it needs to be an orderly, peaceful transition to real democracy, not faux democracy, like the elections we saw in iran two years ago, where you have one election 30 years ago and then the people just keep staying in power and become less and less responsive to their people. we want to see a real democracy that reflects the vibrancy of egyptian society. and we believe that president mubarak, his government, civil society, political activists, need to be part of a national dialogue to bring that about. >> sec
would the united states offer him sanctuary? >> yeah, i believe strongly that we are only at the beginning of what is unfolding in egypt. i'm not going to go into hypotheticals and speculation, other than to say that president mubarak and his government have been an important partner to the united states. >> but you'd like to see him stay in power? >> david, you cannot keep trying to put words in my mouth. i have never said that. i don't intend to say that. i want the egyptian...
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states and as our. reports they're not the only parallels with the current on rest in north africa. georgio two thousand and three. and ukraine two thousand and four. killed just on two thousand and five. and egypt twenty eleven i think these are all completely different revolts well think again and not only because they're raised fist was one of their symbols if you look more closely you look at the so-called people who are leading this are being coached in the they're being coached by u.s. intelligence services the same way the orange revolution was in ukraine or the roles revolution with saakashvili and in georgia a string of revolutions some bloodless some adults wrote the post soviet space at the beginning of the twenty first century there were a number of common factor is an uprising against the regime rooted in a popular dissatisfaction with standards of living hence the collective name colored revolutions amazingly the outcomes have been quite similar to six years ago key of independence square
states and as our. reports they're not the only parallels with the current on rest in north africa. georgio two thousand and three. and ukraine two thousand and four. killed just on two thousand and five. and egypt twenty eleven i think these are all completely different revolts well think again and not only because they're raised fist was one of their symbols if you look more closely you look at the so-called people who are leading this are being coached in the they're being coached by u.s....
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unprecedented change you need to remember of course that mubarak is the united states' strongest ally in the arab world but at the same time they do not want to be too closely aligned with every gene that seems to be so corrupt and so he that is the reason or if he's one of the major reasons for the demonstrations this week in analysts journalist investigative reporters have pointed fingers at the united states in terms of trying to change the politics of this region i think what we have obviously is there is the cia no doubt about it they are playing the card of mob rule the technical term is a clock grocery across the entire arab world it looks to me like a vagabond quite it's a double or nothing strategy they seem to be shooting the works for the stabilization mubarak is not dependent enough he's not dependent enough on nato he's not dependent enough on the i.m.f. above all they're working for some kind of gerrick regimes that could be played against iran or for other purposes. another thing that was revealed in these wiki leaks documents is that the united states themselves seem t
unprecedented change you need to remember of course that mubarak is the united states' strongest ally in the arab world but at the same time they do not want to be too closely aligned with every gene that seems to be so corrupt and so he that is the reason or if he's one of the major reasons for the demonstrations this week in analysts journalist investigative reporters have pointed fingers at the united states in terms of trying to change the politics of this region i think what we have...
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the united states as the enemy. the people here want democracy. they say they have extended their hand. put their hand out. they hope that the united states is ready to grab it. that's all for "this week." i'm christiane main pour. stay with us forcontinuing coverage. ee >>> in the news the military tries to show control in egypt as the unrest continues for a sixth day. authorities in stanislaus county have ended their search of a canal after they couldn't find the bodies of a kidnapped four-year-old boy or the man suspected of abducting him. joinininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininininin
the united states as the enemy. the people here want democracy. they say they have extended their hand. put their hand out. they hope that the united states is ready to grab it. that's all for "this week." i'm christiane main pour. stay with us forcontinuing coverage. ee >>> in the news the military tries to show control in egypt as the unrest continues for a sixth day. authorities in stanislaus county have ended their search of a canal after they couldn't find the bodies of...
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the united states always will be a partner in pursuit of the future. we are committed with working with the egyptian government and the egyptian people to achieve it. around the world, governments have an obligation to respond to their citizens. it is true here in the united states. it is true in asia. it is true in europe. it is true in africa. it is certainly true in the arab world, where new generations of citizens have the right to be heard. when i was in cairo shortly after i was elected, i said that all governments must maintain power through consent, not coercion. it is the single standard by which the people of egypt will achieve the future they deserve. surely, there will be difficult days to come. the united states will continue to stand up for the rights of the egyptian people and work with their government in pursuit of a future that is more just, more free, and more vocal. thank you very much. >> the bbc's correspondent is in washington and gave me more details about the white house's v. >> the egyptian government gets about $1.5 billion e
the united states always will be a partner in pursuit of the future. we are committed with working with the egyptian government and the egyptian people to achieve it. around the world, governments have an obligation to respond to their citizens. it is true here in the united states. it is true in asia. it is true in europe. it is true in africa. it is certainly true in the arab world, where new generations of citizens have the right to be heard. when i was in cairo shortly after i was elected,...
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should the united states be encouraging these protestors? whether they're in tunisia or egypt or wherever they want their rights and should we encourage them to seek them if it means going to the streets? >> i think we should encourage both those who are seeking the rights and the government to talk, to actually sit down and talk with one another. to try to resolve some of what are the... the interests that are being pursued by those who are protesting. now, so far there seems to be some differences and historically in the past the concern was in some of these countries that some of the more radical elements of the society, more radicalized were the ones in the streets. some could argue... might argue that what was going on in lebanon is what was going on in egypt is n terms of who is the... who the protesting forces are. hezbollah is not... does not seem to be what is the nature of the protest that's going on in egypt right now. but... so not every one of these these circumstances is the same, which was my point before. we're encouraging th
should the united states be encouraging these protestors? whether they're in tunisia or egypt or wherever they want their rights and should we encourage them to seek them if it means going to the streets? >> i think we should encourage both those who are seeking the rights and the government to talk, to actually sit down and talk with one another. to try to resolve some of what are the... the interests that are being pursued by those who are protesting. now, so far there seems to be some...